Third-largest wildland fire in Michigan over past half-century By Kathleen Lavey Communications representative Michigan Department of Natural Resources Michigan’s fire season starts in early spring, when leaves and grasses remain dry from fall and winter and trees are...
Whether you are new to bird-watching or an experienced birder, spring migration has something to offer everyone as hundreds of bird species don their brightest breeding plumage and journey through Michigan, loudly singing their songs. We have already had the pleasure...
Fishing in Lake Superior? You can help the Michigan Department of Natural Resources evaluate the Lake Superior splake fishery by reporting marked splake. Splake, which are a hybrid cross between lake trout and brook trout, have been stocked in Lake Superior most years...
By Bill Cook MSU Extension Biologist and Forester, retired At my latitude in the southern Upper Peninsula, the spring peepers begin with a few peeps in early April, rarely in late March. By mid-May, certain woodlands are a-scream with hoards of the little buggers....
When is the best time to plant a tree? There’s an old proverb that says the answer is “20 years ago,” and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says the second-best time is right now! The DNR is encouraging people to grab a shovel and a tree and join in...
By Pete Wurdock The Pine Stump Cook Shack and Saloon Style Drinkery will be sponsoring and hosting their second annual trout fishing tournament starting April 30. This event is also sponsored by Bells Brewery and their sister company, Upper Hand Brewery in Escanaba....
